My Favorite Books From My Cancer Journey…

by | May 27, 2021 | Life, Wellness

Hearing the “C” word can be frightening. We all know people who have been diagnosed and die within a few weeks. We also know people who have become SO SICK from the treatment, that they are bed ridden for months or even years. When I first saw the words in my online...

Have You Addressed the Stress?

by | May 20, 2021 | Wellness, Yoga & Fitness

When I first received my cancer diagnosis, I was really pissed. For the last 20 years, I have been focused on health. Through diet, exercise, eliminating toxins and practicing yoga and mindfulness, I thought I was the picture of immunity health. I ate a primarily...

What is YOUR SimplicityQuest?

by | Aug 13, 2020 | Finance, Life, Wellness

This summer has been interesting. Having spent the majority of it living in my cabin in the woods has given me a great deal of time to think about my own SimplicityQuest, but also helped to understand that everyone has a different idea of simplicity. Many would never...

No Buy July….

by | Jun 29, 2020 | Finance, Life, Uncategorized, Wellness

Every month I try to set a goal for myself. Many times they are fitness or health goals. This month I chose a financial goal that will help to create better health, mentally and physically, during this challenging time in history. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused...

Wednesday Morning Reflections…

by | Jun 24, 2020 | Finance, Life, Wellness

I woke up this morning in the silence of the cabin. Silence in the sense of the noise that clutters our minds. No traffic, no TV, no loud alarm clock, no buzzing electrical appliances. Just the sounds of the birds singing and the cat wanting her breakfast! I got up...

Chill the F#$@ Out….

by | Jun 11, 2020 | Life, Wellness

I have so much to say that I am not sure it can be relayed in one blog post, but here it goes. Seriously people, chill out. If there is one thing I have learned over the last five years, it is that life is brief. We never know when our last breath is going to be, or...

The Art of “Making Do”

by | Apr 27, 2020 | Life, Wellness

I am sitting on my old broken desk chair at my laptop perched on a desk Steve got from a house he was working on. The fire is slowly dying down in the woodstove, which is the only source of heat here besides a little infrared heater we have in the bedroom for at...